Gearing Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Gearing Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Gearing family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 148
General Labourer 14
Agricultural Labourer 11
General Servant Domestic 9
Laundress 9
Dress Maker 7
Carpenter 4
Shepherd 4
Painter 4
Fish Merchant 4
Domestic Servant 4
Blacksmith 4
Bricklayer 4
General Laborer 4
Agricultural Laborer 4
Baker 3
Brick Layer's Labourer 3
Charwoman 3
General Domestic Servant 3
House Keeper 3
None 3
Farmer 3
Plumber 3
Servant 3
General Hawker 3

Gearing Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Grange 43% 12,545
2 Goring 71% 6,158
3 Gearing 100% 5,736
4 Geering 86% 2,502
5 Grainge 57% 2,191
6 Goringe 57% 424
7 Gouring 71% 343
8 Garing 86% 188
9 Gring 71% 188
10 Gering 86% 122
11 Grang 57% 114

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The surname Gearing is the 3rd most popular variant of Grange.

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